Do Now: Write about a time when you were either deceived/lead to think about something that was not true. I recall a time when…
Comprehension Check:
What do slaveholders pride themselves on?
- They pride themselves on being honorable men.
How does Jacobs’ literacy prove valuable to herself and community?
- Jacobs' literacy stops her from being ignorant of what goes on around her. Is also helps teaches the slaves in the community who cant read and dont know any better.
Interpretive:
Why does Jacobs say that liberty “is more valuable than life” (43)?
- The slaves were taught to believe that life in the North is a horrible and the freedom is not worth living that type of life. But no matter how hard the life may be having liberty is worth it all. With liberty you could be treated like a man and help your family instead of being helpless to yourself.
Why has northerners proved to be “apt scholars?” (44)
- When the Northerners go to the South they catch on the ways of the Sourtherners and embrace the order of things around them. They even prove to be harsher masters.
Why does says that she admits that the “black man is inferior?” (43)
- She admits to the black man being inferior but not because they were supposed to be that way but because the white people in the society placed that label upon them.
Cooperative Learning:
Cite from the text as many instances where the characters suffers further dehumanization and degradation in "The Lover"
"The Lover"
| Character | Example of Dehumanization/Degradation | Works Cited |
Connect to World
Where in today’s society that we are witnesses to “liberty more valuable than life”?
Homework: Research the Fugitive Slave Law Act.
Research the Mason and Dixon Line. Read Chapters IX, X, XI. Getting very intense.
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